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Officers honored for professionalism in 2017 standoff
Jun. 21, 20180687 By Heather Michon, Correspondent On the night of April 29, 2017, the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office responded to calls of an armed man firing into a neighboring home in a small cul-de-sac near Scottsville. Seven long hours later, Fluvanna deputies and the Virginia State Police were able to place Joe Kain Roach, Jr. under arrest...
3,000-year-old artifacts found in water pipeline path
Jun. 21, 20180899 By Ruthann Carr, Correspondent After finding bones, pottery sherds, and fire-cracked quartz dating as far back as 1200 B.C., Circa-Cultural Resource Management (CCRM) recommends further study of the proposed pump station and water line near the confluence of the James and Rivanna Rivers. Point of Fork, the land between the two...
Get to know Jennifer Valentine
Jun. 21, 20180386 New director of special education By Ruthann Carr, Correspondent Last month Fluvanna County School Superintendent Chuck Winkler chose Jennifer Valentine as the division’s newest director of special education. Valentine has been a teacher and assistant principal in Fluvanna for 18 years. The Fluvanna Review asked Valentine about her...
Designer talks about love of art
Jun. 21, 20180247 By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent Speaking with designer and artist Jane Skafte, one immediately sees the love and the passion she has for her art. Her devotion shows not only in how she speaks about her work, its meaning, and its process, but also in the joy it has given her throughout her life. In her teens, Skafte knew that art...
Member-guest tournament comes off “without a hitch”
Jun. 21, 20180131 By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent Thirty two-man teams teed off Saturday and Sunday (June 9-10) at the Lake Monticello Golf Course in the annual men’s member-guest tournament. The teams are divided into five flights of six teams each. After two days of tense competition, the top team from each flight qualifies for a shoot-out to...
Sharks swim strong at season opener
Jun. 21, 20180112 Contributed by Karen Miller The Sharks of the Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) were back in action for the first home opening swim meet of the season. On June 13 the Sharks participated in an unscored meet against the Fluvanna Aquatics Sports Team (FAST). The Sharks had a strong showing and did extremely well during the meet. “We...
Makos set individual records in swim meet
Jun. 21, 20180233 Submitted by Amy Williams The Jefferson Swim League kicked off a summer of swimming Wednesday (June 13) with a meet between the Fluvanna Aquatic Sports Team (FAST) Makos and the Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) Sharks. Many of the FAST swimmers were away this week, forcing the team to seat swimmers in just 40 of the 63 races....
Sandra Austin
Jun. 21, 20180278 Sandra “Sandy” Austin lived a life overflowing in appreciation of art, animals, cookies, beaches, cosmopolitans, friends, family, music and travel. Coming out of her mother’s womb on June 28, 1941, Sandra felt the Michigan cold air and knew that instant she would be moving south as soon as life would allow. A natural artist, she...